News and Updates

Flu shots are in!

Flu shots are available for children and parents. Please call for same day appointment.

Saturday Hours Resume September 1oth

Saturday hours will resume September 10th for sick and well visits. Please call to schedule your visit.
Variations in the Saturday schedule are expected during holiday weekends. Please, call ahead to confirm.

Vaccine’s link to autism is discredited

“Andrew Wakefield, MD, the disgraced doctor who claimed there was a link between the MMR vaccine and autism and bowel disease, planned to make a vast amount of money as a result of the health scare, according to a new report in the journal BMJ.”
Read more from WebMD.com

Measles cases on rise in Boston

(Reuters) – Mar 2, 2011
Health officials tracking a new measles outbreak in Boston.

Recent Pertussis Outbreak And Pertussis Vaccination

It is by now very well established that the whopping cough (Pertussis) is around much more than previously recognized. The immune protection, afforded by the childhood vaccination series, tends to wane with time. The main reservoir of infection, therefore, is in adolescents and adults, who often are sick with it without knowing. Pertussis is quite contagious, and babies get sick from adults. The younger the baby, the greater the chances of grave and even fatal outcome from this preventable infection. And unfortunately, a number of very young infants have died from a recent pertussis outbreak in California

We urge that all babies get their pertussis vaccinations (DTAP) as recommended by AAP at 2, 4, and 6 months. For the parents that choose to follow a delayed / split vaccination schedule, please choose the DTAP to be given on time. The baby is not fully immune until all 3 shots have been given.

It is recommended that ADULT CARETAKERS OF NEWBORN BABIES AND VERY YOUNG INFANTS also get vaccinated with a pertussis booster (TDAP, also containing a tetanus booster). We offer TDAP to parents (there is a fee), or you may inquire with your internist or obgyn.